Brian Roberts Quotations

We did some soul-searching. Was the cable industry obsolete? Was it an opportune time to get out? Our conclusion was that if you rebuilt your system with this new fiber-optic coaxial hybrid - which we now call broadband - the glass was half full, not half empty. We could compete.

We love our business. We have never been more enthusiastic about cable and its future.

The day is coming when, in 45 seconds, you can download a movie.

I think cable has been under-appreciated for its contribution to society.

Today NBC makes certain content available online and I can't imagine we will change that process.

My ultimate goal is still to play Opening Day. ... Still, we don't know for sure what it's going to be, at this point.

My ultimate goal is still to play opening day. That's what I'd like to do. Still, we don't know for sure what it's going to be, at this point. If I play opening day, it would be awesome, but if it happens to be two weeks later, I understand that you have to do what's right. Injuries are a part of it, unfortunately.

My goal is to be ready to play on Opening Day.

Obviously the first thing you think about it is: What's this first swing going to feel like? And I took that first swing, and I was amazed how well it did feel.

If we didn't have a new product to sell right now, we could just sit here and be doom and gloom. There's never been more new products to sell, and that's lifting our boat big time ... it's a great time for this business.

If I was going to go out there, I was going to go full bore.

If I was going to go out there, I was going to go full bore. It wouldn't do any good for me to go out there and swing 70 percent and try to guide the ball somewhere.

I can't guarantee aren't going to see some lawsuits because you probably are. Why not do it in a licensed model? If usage happens, value follows.

I can't imagine a stronger start to this year.

I felt a lot better than I thought I would. I don't worry necessarily as much about the contact as much as the comfort -- being in the box and seeing pitches. I was surprised how well I was recognizing pitches this early on.

We told you from the outset we would be disciplined and we wouldn't bid against ourselves, ... Consummating a transaction would have required us to give up substantially more Comcast shares than we originally proposed. That didn't make good financial sense, particularly given these results.

He was throwing 95 mph sinkers running four, five feet, ... I don't know how he's doing it.

He was throwing 95 mph sinkers running four, five feet. I don't know how he's doing it.

If I play opening day, it would be awesome, but if it happens to be two weeks later, I understand. Injuries are a part of it, unfortunately.

We just have to do something to get out of what we're in. I don't know if it's a lack of concentration. We have to show a little more pride than what we've been showing.

I screwed up, ... I was just trying to make something happen, and I made a mistake I shouldn't have.

Pioneers are the ones who get the arrows in their backs,

I think we showed a lot, battling back after the first night. That was pretty ugly. We could've -- not folded, but we could've come out and played sluggish again. We battled and I think we should take some positive things from that.

I think, without a setback, I don't see why I won't be ready for Opening Day. I haven't really put that much thought into Tuesday yet.

It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and Disney together,

I tell you, I did engineering and earthwork in the Army for 20 years but having to pay for it in the civilian world is new to me. All this development work is costly,

It felt like it was going to fall off.

Today should give some reassurance to my teammates and the staff. I was going to have to dive for a ball sooner or later, and now it is over.

The animal just seemed to turn. It was just one of those things.

We are now seeing much more content come to video-on-demand, and we think that's helping.

We continue to make each of our services even more compelling by adding more features and applications that provide more value to our customers,

This quarter's results show tremendous new growth opportunities being generated by new services and new markets.

If I weren't playing baseball, I would be a radio or sports broadcaster. In college at South Carolina I did some stuff with the radio station and really liked it.

Everybody wants to play his natural position and play every day, but in the world of professional sports that's not always possible.

The minor leagues were great. When you first sign, that is your big leagues.

My father is a marvelous mentor, and if you're going to have a mentor, the ones that work best let you make your own mistakes. You're ready to do your own thing and just at that moment of being unbridled, if somebody's trying to manage you too tightly, it's going to be tough - particularly if that person's got the same last name.

When you go through growing pains and learning experiences, it makes you tougher down the road.

Anytime you do something out of the ordinary, there will be skeptics. Everyone wants a reason why. That's fine. What's happened with me is just an accumulation of a lot of things.

I've been blessed with plenty of ability. It's just not as easily noticed as some guys.

I'm a spreadsheet guy. But you get to that moment of truth, and it has nothing to do with a spreadsheet. You've got to factor in what your competitors are doing, what the technology is doing, what your shareholders want, what your employees want, what your customers want, and you've got to make it happen sometimes.

I couldn't care less about the leader board. A lot of guys have led the league in something in April and couldn't be found at the end of the season.

I was always the smallest guy on the field.

NBC News will help define Comcast.

The recommendation to amend the Western Corridor Plan to include Transmission Gully is eminently sensible and shows vision and leadership.

We knew there would be a tremendous competitive advantage over the Bells and satellite companies if we could create a way to integrate wireless and broadband products into one simple offering,

These new agreements represent a huge step forward for The Golf Channel, and offer fans of PGA TOUR golf a consistent and quality home for a very significant amount of programming. The Golf Channel has had a great first 10 years, and this dynamic new long-term relationship will take it to the next level in the years to come. We look forward with significant enthusiasm to our expanded PGA TOUR partnership.

There's no doubt that content companies are going to want to take advantage of that (new platform),

This is a major breakthrough. It's a precedent, ... We're moving to personalized television. That's the strategy Comcast has bet on.

This is a strategic, creative, economical way to converge cable's great products with Sprint's wireless technology,

This is a powerful breakthrough. It's a continuation in the personalization of television.

I'm confident now that the injury won't have any residual effects on my ability to play whatsoever. I'm not 100 percent yet, but my doctors and trainers believe I'm on track to be there by the time the season rolls around.

I had about four feet of water running through my ditches and then running across my road and there's nothing you can do,

I try not to think about it. It's the last place I was and it's the one I expect to have the most memories of. It'll be nice to play and get it over with.

Not only for myself, but for the staff and for my teammates. ... Take that question out of people's minds, hopefully.

The investment has been made. It's here and now, and we're selling. We're ready to have the best year we've ever had.

But it freaks people out. You kind of look like Satan.

By his expressions, you can tell it's definitely beating him up. It's a situation you wouldn't put your worst enemy in.

In 2005, we delivered solid financial results. I'm very bullish.

The idea is to find a way to make the pie bigger.

It's not the kind of week that you want to have very often, that's for sure.

It's not the kind of week that you want to have very often, that's for sure. I don't think anybody really saw it coming. But the way we played, I don't know that it blows anybody's doors off.

It's still a battle but everything is fine.

They didn't do a whole lot else after that either. That's why as hitters, we're not fans of 2 or 3 p.m. starts.

There's been a lot of dust and sand kicked up by our competitors.

There's been growing disquiet about the power of the big players, but arguably this decision's come 30 years too late.

It's a situation that you wouldn't put your worst enemy in,

It's good to have him back. He's your teammate. Why wouldn't you want him back?

There may be some specific cases where we have the rights, but in most cases it's a new opportunity.

However, we disagree with the AT&T Board's characterization of our offer as inadequate ... As evidenced by the reaction of their shareholders, the Board's concern about our corporate governance has no foundation.  We think our stock's historical performance speaks for itself,

If I didn't blow out on that one, I ain't blowing out I guess.

If I didn't blow out on that one, I ain't blowing out I guess. I was a little scared. I looked up at Jay to make sure everything was still attached.

I don't think anybody really saw it coming. But the way that we've played, I don't know that it blows anybody's doors off.

For that to completely change now is something I don't think any of us can comprehend. From his expressions, you can tell it's definitely beating him up.